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THE PRAYER THAT @lindashepherd REFRESHES IT’S A NEW DAY, A FRESH SEASON. THE AIR HERE IN COLORADO IS SWEET AFTER DAYS OF RAIN. The grass is green and
in your heart that if the manufacturer wanted you to actually drive the car, he would also have filled the tank. Of course, the real you is too wise to fall for such a whopper. When your car needs fuel, you fill it up. It’s a simple as that.
the crabapple tree in my back yard is filled with fluffy, pink blossoms.
There are some Christians and churches who have never filled their tank with the powAfter a deep season of sorrow upon losing my er of God, His Holy Spirit. And some people and churches have never thought to refill precious daughter Laura, I am feeling a new sweetness in my spirit. I’m letting go of grudges their tank when it runs dry. That’s exactly how and pain, and joy is overtaking my fog of grief. I found the refreshing in my soul after a winter of pain. I called on God through the power of Can the human spirit really find this kind of the Holy Spirit to help me to forgive those who refreshing? Yes, but only when we refuel by the so wronged my child and to heal my emotional power of God. pain. And if God, through the Holy Spirit, will do Imagine if I gave you the keys to a beautiful this for me, He will also do this for you. new car loaded with the latest gadgets—back If you need to refuel with the power of God, up cameras, Bluetooth, anti-collision tech, and pray this simple prayer that South African Paseven a sunroof—though minus a tank of gas. tor William Murray taught the young students So, you accept my gift but think, I guess this car of the Moody Bible Institute to pray in the late isn’t meant to be driven, at least not anymore, 1800s. Through this prayer, the young peoright? Otherwise it would start. But never mind ple were empowered to change their world for that, it’s a beautiful car and I should be grateChrist. If you’re ready to pray this prayer, simply ful. To prove it, the kids and I will come out to pray “More Holy Spirit More!” the garage from time to time, use the Bluetooth, Pray this often and also pray it over your church open the sunroof and play our favorite tunes. as well. The power of God that you’ve always And that will have to be enough. dreamed about could be realized in your life And so, once a week, you religiously go and and the lives of those you love.S sit in your beautiful car. But you never go anyLove, where. Sometimes you dream of using the car as it was originally intended. You imagine driv- LINDA EVANS SHEPHERD ing to work, driving down the coast, or maybe PUBLISHER, LEADING HEARTS MAGAZINE even taking a trip to see friends. But you know
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